Street-sprinkler.



A. F. SALTALAMAOHIA.

Patented Feb. 4, 1913.

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I Specificatios oi l'ioetios file September 5, Serial To oil wii-om itmoy come-m: under Geller 1t known that 1, ANTHONY F. SALTALA- -W i" as (i8S'lZQd,-iii3 seicl 5 being (zero "acme, s eitizezi of the Unite Stetes, o-'

p t Huntington Ferk, in the county of Les Angelesv and State of California, have iiy- 'sted new useful Improvements in Street-Sprinlriers, of which the following specification.

iiiisirivention relates to improvements in devices suitable for the sprinkling of streets, pavements or other surfaces.

an object of the invention to provide 'ng systeizi which will si Weys be in reaching the streets, pavements. or other surfaces to be sprinkled "Without :19 tile same'irito positiori eml which i 021i require the turning on otthe Water supply ereto, to accomplish the sprinkling st-ion. 4.

turtiier object 035 the invention to' e series of sprinlriing devices, are to be normally depi'esseci below the to be sprinkled and adepteci to be got into sprinkling position over said. stresses arms the turning on of the Water supply thereto.

It is further object of the invention to provide a sprinkling system for pavements or streets employing a system of supply rnerewith and normally oovereri even with n -e surface oi the pavement or street,the

eration is to be sccompiisiieci.

in the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of the street lmvingthe improved sprinkling system epplieti the piping thereof being'inLiCst-ecl in clottecl lines. Fig. :2 is 2, vertical enlarged sectionsl view-through one of the nozzle containing boxes showing the same mounted there n: Fig. 3 is e sectioiial longitudinal View taken through the nozzle proper. Fig, i is a iiorizoritai sectional ViGW taken upon the iine at% of Fig. 2. v

The deteiis em features of the invention will no be more psrticulsrl described, reiererice being to the Sfiiii chewing in which- 5 indicates below ti either 111012;; the more than one ,telescoping thereon and hevi of the water main beneath the seirl vice is in piece, see}; eom 1" l3 nected by bras-qr piping 6 with a source of Water supply as" r iiistsrice as}; convenient water main not SiiOW, a controlling connection therewith being made at 7. intiioeted at I? erjy suitebie valve box may located poise i=3? which e'valve controlling the "WfiiGl 5.. sly may be resohecl for turning on the Wei 2" to the sp l ing system, when it is desired sprinkle. the street, react ve or pavement. At suitable intervals along the piping boxes or ifi1\ closures are arranged ring ris 7o nozzles. Each of ssi sexes eon ,sts s lower section 8 upper section 9 g eolg'ustslole connection wit the lower secti i, usueily by means of or boits ii) which gs in slots 11 formegi in the iow-er'seetiorr. By the adjustment oi saici bolts the boxes may, be made to reach to (iifr'erent depths from the sursee of the street in accordance with. the

streets. The upper edge of section 9 is preferably shouldered or inte 1y at 12 to receive a cover 13 for closing the said 7003, The said cover 13 upon the shouidered portion 12 so as to be Flush with the upper edge of thebox and the sift-face of street or pavement. For facility in placing the covers in position and removing the seine, particulates ter the nozzie (1ei' split trail}; and toimeo in removable sections as indiosteil i i the View of i. L llie.

' cover is usueily secured. in position by means of screws 16%. The eeiitrei portion of the cover is formed with opening 15, the edges wiiichsre is t v beveled oas to flare outwercily are arm a, seat for 11ozzie cap 16. Ehe seid cep 16 is ads to aetiy fit the opening 15 and has under cut.- bei'eletl edges adapted to upon the ber elecl edges of said opening 15 and thus be 2v thoroughly supoorted by cover 13. lVien the cap i 051 an it thus forms ooiitiiio. siirnecemf the 'pilj'effl 155 The conneo iori l l a fitting 18 iii a a/ pr 1e suitabl )1 nozzle i r meal; is limited by an sdjiilqlul in c tangential direclici 19 which is Cjlllii rin 20 for ixhc nozzlc passed through the sums,

" plu 19 tnrovi 'cd s upper end into and out oi a screw iliifczif ills upper and of the during lacs. sriic .9, cnggmajc31mnl; 'ivitli The nozzle pipe 21 is made to for a closed joint with lzlcc scaring 2G bill: s ncly lonsc were in to able to "limillv, The

uppers and ills said nozzle pipe El,

vvcll inl'o the 1 m: '18-. In; J-cr inovchis colla which is clamped by means 01"? a set so cw 24: at any desired position upcn lilic said pipsQLl. Bci

d ilic said. pipe i TlOlQ apertures q cscu'oc' flfQW the A nozzle Q0. Ll'lf "Willi s hollow body pctcuon as c lil'fliiztl in F 341ml s: and la {ingenlsiclly airisngcd outlet at which usually ll itcd with c slnlit mouth piccc c31 1 iiici'n 'Llic cc.

ii of the nozzle.

iioi'zncd with close Tim-11p; bcnir its upper and lUWCii' edges engaging the pipe 21.

and packing means is 2%) and ll; preferably aiii'nngcd in said bcorinc" to form a close joi'nl with the pipe 51 and yet not interfere with the roln'lion of the nozzle (hero-- on. XL collar clamped upon the pipe 21 just below the said, ll'lZZlC holds the same movable in pcs"'0ncblanczilll 'llic can 16. The cap 16 is Dl'P. '7

I silly p'zovidciil Wiili. a dc miding zmmilci' fliu'igc 3:2 projecting "'cc-- WflFCl llic nozzle so as to prevent 5L 11p- WEtI'Ci spui'tiiaig' of die ivntcr to loo great cr tent. l

lit will. be .i; frcm this description that when Water is turned into the piping 5 it Will :lo'ccc its Way into the nozzle pipes 9.1 and carry thcm upwardly in the bores 20 1c clips 16 with them. Nozzles will carried to a position approximately indicaic" dotted lines in 2/ and will disli'i'biicc "Water over the surrounding SUI- .is' usually set so as $0 extend ii face of ,.ll semis). arm

or pzivc-inciilz. The innnuclei; Q7 cind 60 A by the action of the Water in QSCQPHLQI incrcfiom and the Water will. thus be ilicioug'hly distributed in ill j .is. A soon'ss ilicivatcr is turned off the imzziles'will all drop inio their -l-:. wcrcd positions, llic caps closing the opcniiigs l5 and completing 'lwlic surface of the paving or roadway. It. will be understood that each oi the said. nozzle devices are held in elevated position under the yielding pressure oi the Wafer and in Mid event of a vehicle striking ills some, iiic cap iii will mcrclv be forced downwarI 5y 21 Wheel over it and soon as it has passed pas 'llic same, the pressure of the! Water "will raise, the nozzle into operative" ocsilzicn again. In iliis'ivsy the dvice is sdc'ptclcl in all kinds of streets or pavements wi l? 011%; inlcrfcl'injg" {it all with the tra ic sliicivicn 1 and Without danger of being" injured li y such lraflic, The system of piping fitted 'Wl'lll'l the nozzles may be extended in all clinical-ions and the frequent lushing or wetting of the streets or roadways be accomplished by merely turning cn Wll'lLGl when desired While the mouth pipe 28 of cs at so slight angle lo the surface as shi'nvn in Fig. it will be i that it may be at other anglcs mice with the manner in which dssired to spread the Water upon the siicci all in the spirit of the invention.

ll hat i claim is: 4

A street sprinkling mechanism comprising a water 11min, nozzle holding fittings projecting upwardly *iIllGIGTETOII'I having street s 'irinlzli ng devices attached thereto, caps for said devices having bcvclcd edges. street boxes fiti'sd cvci' said spiinklin de vices, comprising maps! and lower sd just able sections and transversely divided covers fitting upon the tops of said boxes midjcvcl with the street surface, thc divided formation of: the covers facilitating their adjustment into or out of place under the bcvclcd edges of the said caps.

in Witness that I claim the foregoing ll lmvchercunto subscribed my name this 28th day of August 1911,.

/ ANTHGNY E. SALTALAMAGHIA.

Witnesses E STADLMAN, Emm R. BOLLARD.

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